"How can my choir learn these anthems in just one rehearsal?", you may be asking yourself. "It can't be done." Ahhh. That's what we thought. But it can be done. If your choir already knows the melodies! These are twenty familiar tunes set to new and varied accompaniments. Fourteen of them with a stanza in two-part canon, two containing a three-part canon, and four of them unison. So, on Sunday morning, when only eight of your thirty choir members arrive, you don't need to panic. Well, not much.
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1. Eden's Song (O Waly, Waly also known as The River Is Wide); Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; arr. Mark Schweizer. |
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2. O Holy City, Seen Of John (Brother James Air); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; arr. Roger Price. |
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3. The Holly and The Ivy (trad. English); Two-Part Unison Anthem (men and women); arr. Richard Shephard |
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4. Alleluia, Christ Is Risen (Stuttgart);Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; arr. James Kirkby |
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5. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (Nettleton); Two-Part (men and women); In canon; the accompaniment quotes Bach's Cello Suite; arr. Roland Martin |
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6. Simple Gifts (Tis A Gift To Be Simple); Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; the accompaniment quotes Pachelbel's Canon; arr. Schweizer |
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7. What Star Is This? (Tallis Canon); Three-Part (equal voices); Optional handbells (6); The melody is in canon; arr. Richard Shephard |
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8. Morning Has Broken (Bunessan); unison; arr. Arlen Clarke |
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9. The King of Love, My Shepherd Is (St. Columba); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; the accompaniment quotes Bach's Prelude in C Major |
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10. Dona Nobis Pacem (Traditional Christmas Canon); Three-Part (equal voices); the accompaniment quotes The First Noel and Silent Night; arr. Barbara Wallace |
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11. Hark A Thrilling Voice (Beach Spring); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; arr. Roger Price |
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12. Ah, Holy Jesus (Hertzliebster Jesu); unison, arr. Barbara Wallace |
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13. Crown of Thorns, Crown of Glory (Morning Song); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; The accompaniment quotes Gabriel Fauré's Pavane |
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14. Be Thou My Vision (Slane); Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; arr. Richard Shephard |
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15. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Picardy);Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; arr. Roger Price |
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16. Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Restoration) Two-Part (men and women); The melody is in canon; arr. Ronald Turner |
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17. The Grace Divine (Resignation); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; arr. Roger Price |
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18. When Jesus Wept (canon by William Billings); Two-Part (equal voices); The melody is in canon; arr. A.F. Schultz |
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19. There's A Wideness In God's Mercy (Holy Manna); Two-Part (equal voices) and handbells (4 or 5); The melody is in canon; arr. Mark Schweizer |
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20. Wondrous Love (trad. American);Two-Part Unison Anthem (men and women); arr. Arlen Clarke |
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